South Carolina has the second lowest GDP per capita (after Mississippi), it's comparatively highly subsidized already. The obvious outcome of giving them FEMA funds will be for them to vote even more conservatively in the future.

The problem is that decent people don't like to see ANYONE suffering from this type of catastrophic event, even if they are conservatives. That's what conservatives rely on, for decent people to save their butts but not have to do the same because theys earned what's theirs and they'll be damned if anyone gunna take it away from them. That there Golden Rule is a commie plot, y'hear!

We need to remember that in many of those states the vast majority of citizens are "discouraged" (sometimes prevented) from voting. In practice, the elected representatives often do not reflect the actual voting populace.

By your logic, we should not have freed the slaves in the civil war because the voters in those states would have given a big FU to the rest of America. In the 1950s, fewer voters voted in all of Mississipi's elections (most of which were effectively uncontested) then voted in a single contested congressional district in California. The actual voters certainly didn't want the national guard to come in and desegregate the university in the 1960s, but the feds came in anyway and forced it. Even today, gerrymandering means that the Republican's own the house of representatives, even though Democrats get more votes. I don't think we should be punishing those people for the evil that others do.

What we need to do is to stop hiding the federal government from the effects. If someone wants help, we need to have them acknowledge that the help comes from the federal government. If the government shuts down, everything has to shut down. With a big sign saying "this service had been brought to you by the federal government and paid for by your federal tax dollars".

It all comes back to that great quote from that actor on Fox one day who argued against government help by saying "I've been on foodstamps and welfare. Did anyone help me out? No."

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Not really. He's not talking about all South Carolinans, he's just saying they should have to suffer the consequences of their elected representives' actions, just ad we've been doing every time they vote.

Of course, since the relief for Sandy passed, Carolina is entitled to the same aid, since that's how democracy works.

Yeah, 2 is a tough one, what my kiddo would say was escalation, and thus not at all productive. But, I think the Republicans in the government are relying too much on the other person being the grown up in the room.

I heard that the Republicans also were people, but I'm not sure about that. I'll get back to you.
Most South Carolina residents live in 1000 year flood zone. Which means they likely have zero flood insurance. FEMA will give them a one-time check of $31,400 no matter how great their financial losses. It will be enough to wrap their homes for the one month needed to dehumidify it after they rip out their floors and walls.
Don't be ugly to people, Teddy. It will give you wrinkles.